Asclepias angustifolia – Arizona Milkweed

Habitat: Riparian. It grows in riparian woodlands and in low to mid-elevation mountain canyons.

Flower Color: Pure white or purplish white

Flowering Season: Spring (late), Summer

Height: To 28 inches (71 cm) tall

Description: The flowers are in umbels at the stem tips. Each flower is up to 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) across and has 5 reflexed petals and a hooded central column. The leaves are green, opposite, and linear to narrowly lance-shaped. The stems are erect.